Devarim
Book 5: Deuteronomy


VEZOS HABRACHA


Chapter 33

Verse 1: And this is the blessing that Moshe, the man of G-d, blessed Bnei Yisroel before his death.

Verse 2: He said: "Ad-noy came from Sinai, radiated forth to them from Seir, appeared from Mount Paran He came with part of the sacred myriads; from His right [hand]---the flaming Torah law.

Verse 3: He also cherished the nations--- all of their sacred ones are in Your keeping; for they were gathered in at Your feet and accepted the burden of Your word.

Verse 4: The Torah which Moshe commanded us, is the heritage of the congregation of Yaakov.

Verse 5: There was a king in Yeshurun, at the gathering of the counting. the tribes of Yisroel together.

Verse 6: May Reuvein live and let him not die, and may his constituency be counted.

Verse 7: Now this for Yehudah and he said, "Ad-noy, hear the voice of Yehudah, and bring him to his people; May his hands fight his battles and may You provide assistance against his enemies."

Sheini (Second Aliyah)

Verse 8: And regarding Levi he said, "Your tumim and Your urim to Your pious man; whom You tried with tests, You brought him strife at the waters of Merivah.

Verse 9: He who said of his father and his mother, 'I did not see them,' and his brothers he did not recognize and his sons he did not know; for they observed Your command and kept Your covenant.

Verse 10: They shall teach Your law to Yaakov and Your Torah to Yisroel; let them place incense before You and totally consumed offerings on Your altar;

Verse 11: Ad-noy, bless his wealth and accept his handiwork; shatter his adversaries at the loins and his enemies, so that they may not arise."

Verse 12: Regarding Binyomin he said, "Ad-noy's friend, let him live secure with Him; He hovers protectively over him throughout the day, and He resides between his shoulders."

Sh'lishi (Third Aliyah)

Verse 13: And regarding Yoseif he said, "Blessed by Ad-noy is his land; with the delight of heaven, from dew, and the deep waters that lie below.

Verse 14: With the delight of the sun's harvest; and with the delight of the moon's ripening.

Verse 15: With the first fruits of the early mountains and from the sweetness of the perennial hills.

Verse 16: And from the sweetness of earth and its fullness, and the favor of the One who resides in the thornbush; let this be visited upon Yoseif's head, and upon the head of the one set apart from his brothers.

Verse 17: His firstborn ox, glory to him, and re'em's horns are his horns, with which he will gore together peoples to the ends of the earth; and they are Ephraim's myriads, and they are Menasheh's thousands."

Revi'i (Fourth Aliyah)

Verse 18: And regarding Zevulun he said, "Rejoice Zevulun at your departure; and Yissachar in your tents.

Verse 19: Peoples shall assemble at the mountain--- there will they slaughter righteous offerings; for by the streaming of the sea they shall be nurtured and the hidden treasures of sand."

Verse 20: And regarding Gad he said, "Blessed is the One who broadens Gad; He lairs like a lion then rips the arm with the head.

Verse 21: He saw the foremost for himself, for there the great scribe's burial plot is concealed; he marched at the head of the people, he acted righteously before Ad-noy and His laws with Yisroel."

Chamishi (Fifth Aliyah)

Verse 22: And regarding Don he said, "Don is a lion cub, bounding from Bashan."

Verse 23: And regarding Naftoli he said, "Naftoli's desire is satisfied and he is full of Ad-noy's blessing; occupy the sea and its southern coast!"

Verse 24: And regarding Asher he said, "May Asher be blessed with sons; he shall be favored by his brothers and immerse his foot in oil."

Verse 25: Your locks are iron and copper; As the days [of your youth], so may be your declining days.

Verse 26: G-d is incomparable---Yeshurun; He who straddles the firmament in your aid and, in His pride, the high heavens.

Shishi (Sixth Aliyah)

Verse 27: As the dwelling of the eternal G-d, and beneath are the world's strong-armed; He banished the enemy from your presence and said, 'Destroy.'

Verse 28: Yisroel lived securely, as individuals like Yaakov in a land of grain and wine; even its skies shall drip dew.

Verse 29: You are fortunate, Yisroel, who can compare to you--- a people saved by Ad-noy, the shield of your aid and who [provides the victory of] the sword of your glory; and your enemies will prevaricate to you, while you tread on their high places."


Chapter 34

Verse 1: Moshe went up from the plains of Moav to Mount Nevo--- the peak of the crest that faces Yereicho; and Ad-noy showed him the entire land, the Gil'od till Don.

Verse 2: And all of Naftoli, and the land of Ephraim and Menasheh; and all the land of Yehudah up until the rearward Sea.

Verse 3: And the Negev, and the plain, the valley of Yereicho, the city of date-palms, till Tzo'ar.

Verse 4: Ad-noy said to him, "This is the land that I swore to Avrohom, to Yitzchok, and to Yaakov, saying, 'I will give it to your descendants'; I have shown it to you with your eyes, but you will not cross over there."

Verse 5: Moshe, Ad-noy's servant, died there, in the land of Moav, by the mouth of Ad-noy.

Verse 6: He buried him in the valley in the land of Moav facing Beis Peor; and no man knows his burial place till this very day.

Verse 7: And Moshe was 120 years old at his death; his appearance was not dulled, and his freshness did not fade.

Verse 8: Bnei Yisroel bewailed Moshe on the plains of Moav for thirty days; [after which] ended the days of bewailing in Moshe's mourning period.

Verse 9: And Yehoshua son of Nun was filled with a spirit of wisdom because Moshe had rested his hands on him; Bnei Yisroel listened to him and acted as Ad-noy had commanded Moshe.

Verse 10: And there has not ever arisen a prophet within Yisroel like Moshe, whom Ad-noy knew face-to-face.

Verse 11: For all the signs and the wonders that Ad-noy sent him to perform in the land of Egypt, to Pharoah and to all his slaves and to his entire land.

Verse 12: And for the entire strong hand and for the entire great display that Moshe performed in view of all of Yisroel.

Chazak


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